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CRE Opinion: Networking My Way to NASDAQ and Times Square
How networking with unexpected people can lead to unexpected business opportunities such as serving on the board of directors for other organizations.
CRE Opinion: Tips for Working with Your Spouse
How to work with your spouse when each of you have a valuable set of skills to benefit your business.
CRE Opinion: How AIA Dallas Has Been an Urban Pioneer
From 1985 to 2018, AIA Dallas’ real estate decisions show how forward-thinking the professional organization is.
CRE Opinion: Sometimes You Have to Get in Your Car
Under certain circumstances, it pays to assess a market’s real estate the old-fashioned way.
CRE Opinion: Progress Toward Making That First Million In CRE
A conversation with a millennial broker who’s working towards achieving financial security.
Eliza Solender: Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth—Advice on Accepting Gifts of Real Estate
A policy on accepting real estate gifts can go a long way in avoiding any misunderstandings down the road.
Eliza Solender: DCAD Data—Big Changes
Solender/Hall President Eliza Solender shares nine tips that can mitigate liabilities involved.
Eliza Solender: Tips For Leveraging DCAD Data
Researching properties is a tedious process. The commercial real estate databases and Google play major roles in any research. However, I always the Dallas County Appraisal District website is where I find some of my most valuable information.
Eliza Solender: Power Lunching 2016
Back in the 1980s, there were a lot of articles and books about power lunching. The most popular book on the subject was, “Power Lunching: How You Can Profit from a More Effective Lunch Strategy” by Ligita Lienhart and Melvin Pisel.
Eliza Solender: This Could be the Right Time to Give a Gift of Real Estate
Even in this booming commercial real estate environment, you or your clients may be faced with the dilemma of holding real estate they no longer want and are having a difficult time selling it. Rather than holding on to it with all the expenses and liabilities of continuing ownership, an alternative is giving the real estate to a legitimate charity that can benefit from the gift.
Eliza Solender: A Very Special Deal
So often it is not the size of the real estate deal or even the property that makes it very special. That is the case with the recent agreement I helped negotiate between the Deaf Action Center (DAC) and Cathedral of Hope.
Eliza Solender: Talking Trash, and the Importance of First Impressions
Let’s talk trash. I mean real trash! I have been doing a lot of thinking about trash and the message it sends about a property because of a recent experience. I drove up to an office building with a client to look at available space, and there was a lot of trash in...